Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was stopped from leaving the country by security officials at the Lahore airport late on Tuesday night. According to the Federal Investigation Agency, Mr. Gilani had reached the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore to catch his flight for South Korea via Bangkok to attend a conference. “There was no point in placing my name on (the) no-fly list. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sole agenda seems to be targeting his political opponents,” he said. The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government should have informed me about blacklisting my name, Mr. Gilani said, adding that he will challenge the “illegal decision of the government”.

Source: The Hindu February 06, 2019 03:42 UTC